Sec. 302. Definitions
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Section 502 of the Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs Act of 2002 ( 34 U.S.C. 11281 ) is amended to read as follows: In this title— the term at-risk has the meaning given that term in section 1432 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6472 ); the term eligible entity means— a unit of local government that is in compliance with the requirements of part B of title II; or a nonprofit organization in partnership with a unit of local government described in subparagraph (A); the term delinquency prevention program means a delinquency prevention program that is evidence-based or promising and that may include— alcohol and substance abuse prevention or treatment services; tutoring and remedial education, especially in reading and mathematics; child and adolescent health and mental health services; recreation services; leadership and youth development activities; the teaching that individuals are and should be held accountable for their actions; assistance in the development of job training skills; youth mentoring programs; after-school programs; coordination of a continuum of services that may include— early childhood development services; voluntary home visiting programs; nurse-family partnership programs; parenting skills training; child abuse prevention programs; family stabilization programs; child welfare services; family violence intervention programs; adoption assistance programs; emergency, transitional and permanent housing assistance; job placement and retention training; summer jobs programs; alternative school resources for youth who have dropped out of school or demonstrate chronic truancy; conflict resolution skill training; restorative justice programs; mentoring programs; targeted gang prevention, intervention and exit services; training and education programs for pregnant teens and teen parents; and pre-release, post-release, and reentry services to assist detained and incarcerated youth with transitioning back into and reentering the community; and other data-driven evidence-based or promising prevention programs; the term local policy board , when used with respect to an eligible entity, means a policy board that the eligible entity will engage in the development of the eligible entity’s plan described in section 504(e)(5), and that includes— not fewer than 15 and not more than 21 members; and a balanced representation of— public agencies and private nonprofit organizations serving juveniles and their families; and business and industry; at least one representative of the faith community, one adjudicated youth, and one parent of an adjudicated youth; and in the case of an eligible entity described in paragraph (1)(B), a representative of the nonprofit organization of the eligible entity; the term mentoring means matching 1 adult with 1 or more youths for the purpose of providing guidance, support, and encouragement through regularly scheduled meetings for not less than 9 months; the term State advisory group means the advisory group appointed by the chief executive officer of a State under a plan described in section 223(a); and the term State entity means the State agency designated under section 223(a)(1) or the entity receiving funds under section 223(d). .
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